The 16 deadly faces of Soledad O’Brien

Earlier, I posted a video of CNN host Soledad O’Brien going after GOP Rep. Joe Heck for making a contradictory argument for why he and his fellow Republicans are objecting to the expected nomination of Susan Rice to be our next Secretary of State, supposedly because of something with the Benghazi, Libya attack that took the lives of four Americans, including our ambassador.

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Also, I’ve been a fan of Soledad since her KRON days in San Francisco in the early ’90s. She’s my homegirl! And “Sol-splaining” is hilarious.

ksimms

Maybe it’s sexist to say, but female journalists seem to be way more prepared than their male counterparts in general. David Gregory is especially embarrassing. This was also the case with the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates. Maybe as a group they know they have to try harder for less opportunities. Hopefully this will be a trend. You can’t be falsely equivocal when one side is lying.

And yes, it is sad and frankly, dangerous, that she is apparently one of the few on the idiot box capable of competent rebuttal.

mr_ed

Rachel Maddow and staff do their homework, too. She often starts an interview with a statement about the subject and asks the interviewee if it’s true. If confirmed, she proceeds. If not (rarely), she tries to correct it in a manner similar to O’Brien’s. Also excellent TV. These women work a lot harder than the men. We watch their shows with big smiles as they take it to their ill-prepared guests.

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This is so funny. She is so suitable for acting. I just love her. I should try these at home. She is a good face maker.

mooresart

Great work John! This is why I love your site and keep coming back for more.

http://AMERICAblog.com/ John Aravosis

No, but this was earlier this year, pre-trend. When he jumped on the RNC chair, it was real, and good. I give him credit for that one.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Joe-Bosse/608235497 Joe Bosse

Matthews? he’ll jump on any trend, it gives him a thrill up his leg.

http://AMERICAblog.com/ John Aravosis

Thanks guys. Yeah, I’ve always been impressed with her, back in her MSNBC days when she was hosting that tech show (long time ago). But damn she’s gotten good. And smart. The way she dissected what the congressman said. Most hosts would throw up a contrary straw man, let the congressman NOT answer it, then move on. She just dissects them. It’s amazing. Amazingly honest. And good television. This might be the beginning of a trend, with Matthews doing this a bit more, and a few other hosts (Carol Costello did a great job standing up to that religious nut a few weeks ago: http://americablog.com/2012/10/cnns-carol-costello-afa-gay-hate-group-hitler.html ) Hopefully it’s a trend. Glad you liked :)

cole3244

very cool, amazing, and spot on. i don’t fall in love often but i’m falling.

hollywoodstein

She and her staff do their homework, and anticipate the hack responses, so she is ready to lower the boom when the hackery begins. When her guests aren’t total hacks, her preparation makes for a better discussion. She’s a gem, but the fact that she is the exception rather than the rule is one of the reasons we are in the state we are in. Would that there were more like her.

http://www.rebeccamorn.com/mind BeccaM

I’ve had a major girl-crush on her, like, forever.

The captions, btw, are brilliant.

Dumbo

John, some of your best work there.

iamlegion

This. This is beautiful.

cathy

someone on cnn should try. i am delighted its her. she is also very cute.